After finishing a round of golf, the family and I spent the afternoon and evening at my wife’s aunt’s house outside of Middletown, Ohio. It was a nice getaway, my wife and her aunt wanted to make peach jam, which… Continue Reading →

There probably aren’t a lot of fly fishers who don’t know John Gierach’s work. Author of “Trout Bum”, he’s probably one of our sport’s favorite curmudgeons. This Orvis podcast provides a rare interview with the man who tends to shy… Continue Reading →

I spent a few hours Friday after work weed whacking along the lower lake’s shore at the gun club. This was the first time I’ve been back since being voted in last meeting, and the first time I’ve been allowed… Continue Reading →

I am having a lot of fun taking photographs of animals at the zoo. This little side hobby forces you to slow down and be observant, which makes it feel more like a treasure hunt. This past weekend I got… Continue Reading →

Rhinegeist Summer Pale Ale relies solely on a single hop variety known as Australian Summer, aka Au Summer. I tend to prefer single hopped beers because you can really see what the hop is capable of, as opposed to other… Continue Reading →

Rhinegeist Spike Belgian Style Wit Beer is a beer built upon Magnum and Mandarina Bavaria hops. Malts include 2 Row and wheat, and the yeast used is the Celis White which lends itself to the name. Sweet Orange Peel is… Continue Reading →

After our recent trip to the Cincinnati Zoo, I began wondering what other zoos were available in the area to visit. After perusing many top ten lists, I decided to plan a Mother’s Day trip with the family to explore… Continue Reading →

March was supposed to be a new start. It was the first month I had fished in over a year. I had made a resolution, after reviewing my fish log for 2016, that I would have more than one lone… Continue Reading →

I have recently found myself in a pickle. In a quest to stay true to the roots of this blog in which I only review American Craft Beer, I can no longer go through my April beer review of the… Continue Reading →